Mont. Co. cops must pay speeding tickets

By
Washington Post editors

A Montgomery County judge incorrectly threw out speed-camera tickets given to four police officers, Maryland's highest court has rules in a decision that requires the on-duty cops to pay the same $40 fine that other drivers do, the Washington Examiner reports.

However, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled the officers had ample opportunity to contest their tickets and that police could violate traffic laws only if reacting to an emergency, pursuing a suspect or responding to a fire alarm.

I'm totally sympathetic to the needs of police to exceed the speed limit at times. Clearly, though, many have been abusing the privilege and relying on the fact that no flesh and blood cop will ticket another for speeding.